Dog to be euthanized after attacking 2 people

A pit bull that attacked two people at a Springfield home over the weekend will be put down, according to the Clark County dog warden’s office.

Dog warden officials removed the 8-year-old dog, named Paws, from the house on West Euclid Avenue on Monday after sedating him.

“The dog — when we walked into the house, was highly agitated and fearful,” said Kat Stewart, manager of the Clark County Dog Shelter.

Springfield police were dispatched to the home on Sunday night to check a dog bite complaint — but found a much more severe scene upon officers’ arrival.

Police records say the dog attacked his owner, 45, and the owner’s girlfriend, 46. The woman had severe cuts almost to the bone, an officer reported. The owner had injuries to his hands.

Both people were taken to the hospital. The woman told police that the dog became upset when someone knocked at the door. He attacked the woman, then attacked the man when he tried to pull the dog off of her.

The man told the Springfield News-sun on Monday that the woman would probably be in the hospital “for a while.”

Stewart said the dog shelter usually deals only with stray dogs or cruelty cases, but it took on this case in the interest of public safety.

She said the owners have reported that there may have been other bitings, but those haven’t been confirmed by the Clark County Combined Health District.